For Stanford, No. 13 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings, this trip to the Midwest produced a better result than the Cardinal's visit to the Chicago area last month, when they placed fifth in the Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields. Rodgers, a junior from Avon, Ind., led a group of four Stanford players among the top 10. Cameron Wilson (73) and David Boote (71) tied for sixth at 2-under 214, and Jim Liu (74–215) tied for 10th as Stanford shot 13-under 851.

UCLA, paced by Jonathan Garrick's course-record 65 in the final round, posted the best round of the tournament (279) to move into second place at 859. Teammate Lorens Chan shot 6-under 30 on the back nine Tuesday en route to a final-round 68 and a tie for third at 213.

Runner-up Ryan McCormick of St. John's was the only player to break par in each round at Erin Hills, site of the 2011 U.S. Amateur and the 2017 U.S. Open. He shot 71-71-70–212, three shots off Rodgers' pace, as the Red Storm placed sixth at 4-over 868.

SMU and Oklahoma tied for third at 863, and Northwestern (866) finished fifth.

Unconventional schedule pays off for Sam Houston State

A year ago, Matthias Schwab left Vanderbilt’s spring opener here with a tie for sixth and a twinge of lower-back pain. His recent return to the SunTrust Gator Invitational ended a nearly one-year layoff.

Glad to be back: Schwab's return boosts Vandy's hopes

Preview of the 2015 Hayt Collegiate Invitational, where the Alabama Crimson Tide, Oklahoma State Cowboys and Texas Longhorns men's golf teams will play Friday through Sunday at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Alabama, Oklahoma State highlight field at the Hayt

Oklahoma State head coach Alan Bratton helps Zachary Olsen line up a putt at the 2014 NCAA Championship.
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